Australia's all-round weapon

Jan 28, 2011: Shane Watson has been the best allrounder in ODIs since the last World Cup, with a batting average that is twice his bowling average

Australia v England, 4th ODI, Adelaide

More questions than answers for England despite win

Jan 26, 2011: Questions remain over England's middle and lower orders, with several players vying for places. There is no such thing as bad competition for places, but it certainly makes life tricky

The 1975 World Cup

The start of something special

Jan 25, 2011: The first World Cup final, one in which Australia and West Indies were brimming with star players, was a terrific day's cricket which continued well into a suitably sunlit evening

Excess baggage

Jan 24, 2011: Cricketers who sent the needle flying on the bathroom scales

A day in the life of Andrew Hilditch

Jan 22, 2011: It's not easy being Australia's chief selector. What do you do when people can't even get a simple sandwich right?

England didn't win the Ashes

Jan 20, 2011: A ten-point report reveals among other things that the concept of the Ashes is flawed and Alastair Cook is a droid

Western Australia v Victoria, Twenty20 Big Bash, Perth

Trash at the Big Bash

Jan 19, 2011: The cricket was of high quality but the same can't be said about the music and entertainment. Are such gimmicks required?

After the debacle

Jan 19, 2011: To repair its reputation and standard of cricketing excellence, Australia must restore the strength of its domestic cricket and introduce balance in its corridors of power

World Cup 2011

Australia gamble on fear factor

Jan 18, 2011: The selectors have taken some risks with the make-up of their 15-man World Cup squad

Cricket Australia, look at yourself

Jan 18, 2011: Australians used to pride themselves on having the best cricket governance. Not anymore, now that the board seems bent on casting itself as a marketing organisation that dabbles in the game on the side

The Watto exception

Jan 17, 2011: When it comes to a certain blond Australian allrounder, the normal rules of respecting the opponent do not apply

'It's a lot easier playing for your country than for your state'

Jan 17, 2011: Stuart MacGill, perhaps doomed to forever be thought of as the leggie who wasn't Warne, talks about missing the buzz of the game, helping the old enemy, and the infamous boot camp of 2006

From exotic lands

Jan 17, 2011: Test cricketers who were born in countries where the sport wasn't even a fifth-choice past-time

Why Aussie fans are cheering for England

Jan 16, 2011: Because the olde enemy could help their side make it to the World Test Championship

The ultimate overachiever

Jan 12, 2011: Has anyone surpassed expectations as much as Paul Collingwood has?

A fair-dinkum post-mortem

Jan 11, 2011: Australia's elders gather to mourn the loss of the Ashes

Saturday Night Auction Fever

Jan 10, 2011: A congregation of the unfortunate unsold

You've been triple-whammied

Jan 10, 2011: Teams who inflicted three innings losses on their opponents in one series. No prizes for guessing who features most on the list

The Ashes 2010-11

England take the cautious path to glory

Jan 9, 2011: For the past two decades Australia has provided the benchmark of, and framework for, success. England heeded the lessons but have now crafted a method that can lead them to the top

The Ashes 2010-11

New highs for England, new lows for Australia

Jan 8, 2011: Alastair Cook and James Anderson were the star performers in an outstanding Ashes campaign, while Australia had few memorable moments